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THE
PANTHER
Member of Arkansas
Collegiate Press Association
Vol. 27—No. 2
DR. ERIN E S T T. DIXON, JR.,
E L E C T E D SIXTH P R E S I D E N T
OF T H E
PHILANDER SMITH C O L L E G E
Dr. Ernest T. Dixon, Jr., Nashville, staff
member of the Hoard of Education of the
Methodist Church, has been elected president of Philander Smith College, Little
Rock, Ark., effective Jan. 1, 1965.
The announcement was made jointly by
Bishop Noah W. Moore, Jr., Huston,
Texas, and Dr. John O. Gross, Nashville.
Bishop Moore is chairman of the Philander Smith Board of Trustees. Dr. Gross is
chairman of the executive committee of
that board and general secretary of the
Division of Higher Education of the Methodist Board of Education.
Dr. Gross said Philander Smith, formally opened in 1877, is the only fuLy accredited church-related college in Arkansas that has been historically operated for
Negroes.
The four-year, coeducational, liberal
arts college has a fall enro.lment of 532,
and is under the auspices of the Methodist
Board of Education.
Dr. Dixon has been on the staff of the
Board of Education's Division of the Local
Church since 1952. Before that he was
executive secretary of the Board of Education of the West Texas Methodist Conference.
He also has served as a visiting instructor at Gammon Theological Seminary,
Atlanta; traveling secretary of the Student
Volunteer Movement for Christian Missions, and director of the Religious Extension Service of Tuskegee Institute in
Alabama.
The 42-year-old Methodist minister is a
native of San Antonio, Texas.
His higher education was received at
Huston College, and at Drew University.
He received the doctor of divinity degree
from Huston-Tillotson College in Austin,
Texas.
Dr. Dixon succeeds Dr. Roosevelt I).
Crockett as president of the college.
He is president of the hoard of directors
of Bethleham Center in Nashville and on
the excutive Committee of the Civic Committee on Public Education in Nashville
and Davidson County.
Dr. and Mrs. Dixon live at 1301 Caldwell
Avenue in Nashville. They have four
children.
THE ERNEST T. DIXON, JR., FAMILY—Left to right seated: Mrs. Lois F. Dixon, Leona Louise and
Dr. Ernest T. Dixon, Jr. Left to right standing: Ernest Ree<e, Muriel Jean and Freddie B. Dixon.
AMERICAN EDUCATION
W E E K PROGRAM
T H E M E : "EDUCATION PAYS
DIVIDENDS"
On Tuesday, November 10, Mr. Crawford J. Minis, acting Dean of Instruction
at Philander Smith College, introduced
the annual celebration of American Education Week at a special assembly.
The main speaker for this occasion was
Mr. Nexton P. Marshall, president of the
Arkansas Teachers Association and principal of Lincoln Elementary School, North
Little Rock, Arkansas.
Mr. Marshall, a veteran educator,
brought to his audience many useful
examples of the dividends education w i l l
pay. This information was pertinent and
timely. He presented information that was
factual and intermingled with his personal
experiences in the field of education.
Principals from elementary and high
schools throughout Pulaski County were
present.
SPECIAL BREAKFAST
MEETING BY P H I L A N D E R
SMITH C O L L E G E H E L D AT
CONRAD HILTON, CHICAGO
On November 13, 1964 a special Philander Smith College breakfast was held in
the Astoria Room of Conrad Hilton for
all bishops and cabinet members of Philander's supporting annual conference.
Rishop Noah Moore, resident bishop of
the Southwestern Area of the Methodist
Church, presided.
Acting President J. D. Scott gave a progress report on the Philander Smith program.
Dr. John O. Gross, executive committee
chairman of the Board and general secretary of the Division of Higher Education
of the Methodist Board of Education, discussed the present problems at Philander
Smith.
Dr. William E, Clark, Director of Public
Relations of the Methodist Church, discussed the present plans to meet Philander
Smith's problems and where and how the
bishops and district superintendents can
help.
The breakfast was well attended ami
the reports were enthusiastically received.
�T H E PANTHER JOURNAL
Page 2
EDITORIAL S T A F F
Editor-in-Chief
Mrs. E. V. Dunn
Assistant Editor
_ _ Kathrine Phillips
Alumni News
Mrs. F. S. Bomar
Photographer
Mr. A. W. Danner
Typist
Lloyd Hervey
Contributors:
William Buckingham
Annie Winkler
Special Articles:
Mr. C. Vernon Gray
Benjamin Diggins
Minor Daniels
ALUMNI NEWS
While President Scott was in Chicago,
attending the special breakfast, he had the
pleasure and the honor of having dinner
at the home of Mrs. Naomi Best, an ardent
supporter and loyal alumna of the college.
Mr. Scott reports staunch support' from
all members of the alumni he had an
opportunity to meet.
CLASS 1963
Mr. Jonathan Ole Lolchoki writes, . . . .
" I completed my M. A. degree in Political
Science from Atlanta University. I am a
Dag Hammerskjold Fellow studying for
a Ph. D. degree in Public Administration
and International Affairs in the school of
Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh 13, Pennsylvania."
Mr. Ole Lolchoki graduated from Philander Smith College, Cum Laude, with distinction in his field.
(Quotation from letter, Nov. 25, 1964)
Mr. Alfred Pruitt writes, " I am beginning my second year in the Chicago
School System. This past summer I enrolled in an eight weeks course of study
which proved to be very beneficial."
DR. M. A. JACKSON E L E C T E D
TO S E R V E
ON BOARD OF T R U S T E E S
Dr. M. A. Jackson, prominent physician
in Little Bock, was recently elected to
the Board of Trustees and w i l l serve on
the Executive Committee of the Board.
He is a native of this city and was
graduated from Philander Smith Coilege
in the class of 1949, magna cum laude and
witli distinction in his field. As a student
he was a member of Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honorary Society and Alpha Kappa
Mu National Honor Society. In 1954 he
received his M.D. degree from the University of Arkansas Medical School. Upon
the completion of all the requirements for
a medical doctor, he began practicing in
tils hometown.
As a citizen in the community, Dr.
Jackson's name may be found among the
most ardent and conscientious. He holds
membership and offices in many, civic
organizations. Some are: Member (if the
Board of Trustees of Arcli Street Baptist
Church, hoard member of the Urban
League, member of the hoard of Arkansas
Council on Human Relations, board member of Eagle Life Insurance Company, and
First Security Life Insurance Company,
vice president of Professional Services
Incorporated, COCA, Pulaski County Medical Society, Arkansas State Medical Association, American Medical Association, and
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
He is married to the former Genevieve
Young of this city, who is also an alumna
of I'inlander Smith College. They have
three sons.
December, 1964
FORMER P R E S I D E N T
VISITS C O L L E G E
Bishop M. Lafayette Harris, former president of PhLander Smith College, spoke
to the student body in the Fine Arts
Auditorium.
Dr. Harris became president of Philander at the age of 27 and served as president for 25 years. During these 25 years
he rescued Philander Smith College from
facing the doom of all dissolvcment. In
fact, the current physical plant is the result of his unselfish and untiring efforts.
Under his leadership, plans for the
women's and men's dormitories; the student union building; and the fine arts
building, that hears his name, were constructed and completed.
Bishop Harris is now serving as bishop
of the Atlantic Coast Area and as a member of the Board of Trustees of five colleges.
In his speech to the students, Bishop
Harris advised them to work diligently
not just for personal gain, hut for the
improvement of and the contribution to
tiie welfare of the entire human race.
P R E S I D E N T - E L E C T AND W I F E
A T T E N D B A R B E C U E AT
L B J RANCH
Dr. and Mrs. Ernest T. Dixon attended
the Barbecue at LBJ Ranch on Thursday,
November 12 in the honor of PresidentElect of Mexico and Mrs. Diaz Ordaz.
Upon the election of Dr. Dixon as the
sixth President of Philander Smith College
occassioned the invitation to LBJ Ranch.
It was a rewarding experience.
CLASS 1964
Miss Marian Lucas, 1964 graduate, is
teaching classes in grammar, composition,
and American Literature, on the eleventh
grade level at Horace Mann Senior High
School, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Miss Lucas states, " I am enjoying my
work. The students are cooperative and
interesting. I can contribute my educational experiences at Philander for my
success.
The former Edna Motely and Savoy
Wiley of Little Rock, Arkansas were
joined together in holy matrimony November 22,1964 at Union A. M. E. Church. Mrs.
Wiley is a 1964 graduate of Philander
Smith College. She is presently teaching
in the Pulaski County School District. Mr.
Wiley is a 1963 graduate of Philander and
is presently in the Armed Services.
— REMINDER —
REMEMBER YOUR
ALMA MATER
FINANCIALLY AT
CHRISTMAS TIME
JOHN SCHNEIDER, PIANIST on the f.rst Lyceum Program. Mr. Schneider is a graduate of the
University of Louisville School of Music; Juilliard School of Mus'c in New York; Fulbright Scholar
in piano at the Conservatoire de Paris. He is also a busy Airline Executive.
�December, 1964
THE PANTHER JOURNAL
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T H E DAY I B E C A M E PROUD
OF BEING A NEGRO
ACTING PRESIDENT SCOTT MEETS WITH GARY ALUMNI—Gary alumni of Philander Smith College
hold an informal talk about school affairs with Mr. J. D. Scott, second from right, acting president
of the college, at the home of Clifford Minton, right, a 30-year alumnus. From the left are:
John Hayes, vice president of the Gary Alumni; Mrs. Adah Hull, president; Mrs. Bermce Davis,
secretary; Scott and Minton.
R E C O L L E C T I O N OF
LUTHER COLLEGE
During the spring semester of 1964, it
was my honored privilege to be one of the
students selected to participate in the
initial Philander Smith-Luther College
Student Exchange Program, The other
students were Miss Mary F. Carter, a
senior majoring in home economics, from
Magnolia, Arkansas and Miss Etta Williams, a junior majoring in psychology,
from Magnolia, Arkansas. In conversing
with these students we agreed that this
was one of the most enriching and stimulating experiences of our formal undergraduate educational program.
I shall share with you some of the interesting highlights of our experiences as
exchange students at Luther.
Luther College and the adjoining city of
Decorah, Iowa combine to form an ideal
college community along the winding
Upper Iowa River. This community is
located in one of the most scenic and
historical regions of the Midwest.
Like Philander Smith College, Luther,
since its founding, lias lived up to its ricli
history and has added to its physical
plant, modern buildings and facilities.
Witli an enrollment of 1,200 students
and a highly capable faculty and staff,
academically, Luther ranks high among
our nation's small colleges. Similar to
Philander Smith, it is currently engaged
in an active building program to meet the
needs of an ever-increasing student enrollment.
(Continued on Page 4)
S E N A T O R - E L E C T BRANDON
SPEAKS TO STUDENTS
ON P O V E R T Y PROBLEM
IN L I T T L E ROCK
Mr. Jim Brandon, State Senator-Elect of
Arkansas, spoke to the student body on
Povertj : Special Emphasis on Little Rock,
during a chapel program.
Mr. Brandon is a native of Missouri and
moved to Little Rock at the age of five. He
is a graduate of tiie University of Arkansas, and lie lias served as state representative in the House of Representatives. He
was elected as state senator in the last
election.
Mr. Brandon related many statistical
facts to the students. Eight per cent of
the middle-classed residents in Little Bock
earns $6,000 annually; sixty-two per cent
of the .Negroes earns less than $3,000
annually.
Three of the largest counties in Arkansas do not distribute surplus commodities
and Pulaski County is one of these
counties.
The majority of the people are concerned about the fact that government
jobs often pay no more than any other job.
"This exists," Mr. Brandon explains, "be(Continued on Page 4)
Reason's Greetings
Wit Wiist
a
6@errp Christmas
^appp J3eto ^ear
I was born black, my parents were
black, I remember my grandparents were
black. 1 was reared in the Negro section
of Gary, Indiana, in a very poor, black,
fi.thy ghetto located between the Wabash
and Pennsylvania railroad tracks.
When I was a child I went to a church
that was painted white, but all the people
in it were black. When I became i l l I went
to a kind, old, black doctor. I played with
other little black children in the dirty
alleys and vacant lots littered witli broken
bottles.
I was aware of white people. I saw
them on the streetcars, in the stores downtown, and in the movies. The police were
white, so were the firemen and the street
car conductors. It appeared that all the
important people were white. I think I
must have been quite young the first time
I made the wish to be white.
At length I was old enough to go to
school. It was like being in another world,
so many white faces. Some were friendly,
some hostile, but most of them blank, as
if I didn't exist. A l l of my teachers were
white and ninety per cent of my classmates. What a wonderful extracurricular
activities program my school offered! I
wanted to be a part of those things. Our
school system of "Work, Study and Play"
was world famous. Negroes, however,
were not a recognized part of this great
system.
I often thought of my role, the role of
the Negro student, with our separate organizations within an integrated school. In
sports it was different. You could win
trophies for your school on the track team
or run your tongue out representing your
school on the basketball court. But when
the coach takes the team out to dinner
after winning title in your conference, you
can't go because the restaurant won't serve
you. The coach says, "You know how it is
Doug, if it were only me you could come
also." I'm a Negro I tell myself as I walk
home crying. Why? Why in the hell was
I born black?
After high school I went into military
service. I had the opportunity to travel
extensively in this country and abroad.
On my first trip to the South, I must admit
that I found myself once again making the
wisli that I had been born white. I hadn't
seen or hadn't realized that I had seen
anything that made me proud of being a
Negro. There had been men of color who
had risen to successful heights in their
various fields, but I could not identify
with them because these men were well
trained in their respective fields. The vast
majority of Negroes were not considered
to he well trained. What were these people doing to lift themselves put of the
gutters that blackness creates?
Then tilings began to happen, gradually
at first, but it grew. I t grew into an avalanche of protest. Grumblings of discon(Continued on Page 4)
�Page 4
PROUD TO BE A NEGRO— (Cont.)
tent were echoing from the Southland.
Docile people who were supposed to be
happy were demanding full civil rights.
To go to jail for something one beiieved
in was no longer a crime to these brave
souls, imprisonment had become instead a
badge of honor in the fight to rid this
country of unequal justice based on skin
pigmentation.
Who were the Freedom Biders, the SitIners? What kind of people were they?
I don't think that I met any of these
courageous individuals during the three
years I spent in the various parts of the
South. Gould I have been ashamed of
being a Negro and refused to seek out
those types of people when I had the
opportunity?
Then came that great day in August
1963, when over two hundred thousand
brave people, mostly Negroes, marched on
Washington, D. C. They came by bus, by
car, by plane, and one even rollerskated
from Chicago. They came in business
suits, in sports clothes, in ecclesiastical
garments, and they came in overalls.
Onward they marched down the wide,
beautiful boulevards of our nation's capital, demanding to be recognized. The
majestic Lincoln Memorial had never been
as imposing and awe inspiring as it was
that great day. It was surrounded by a
sea of black determined faces demanding
justice, not pleading or begging, but demanding justice before the a.tar that this
nation had erected to the memory of the
man who had done so much for liberty
and freedom of this country.
The eyes of the world were on them
through the media of television. Reporters
of the major newspapers of the world
were present to see if this nation, the
world's leading advocate of freedom and
democracy, would accept the mandate of
one-tenth of its total population.
As I sat in front of my television set,
along w i h millions of other Americans,
something began to happen to me. I felt
something I had never felt before—pride
in being a Negro! I t was not tbe kind of
pride one feels wlien be is complimented
or tbe feeling one gets when lie is aware
that all eyes are on him. It was a feeling
from deep within, forcing a lump up to
the throat, tears to tbe eyes, and a tingling
sensation all over. I had never experienced emotions like this before. "Those
are my people," I whispered. "I'M one of
them, I am a Negro. Thank God I'm a
Negro."
Douglas G. Lewis
SENATE-ELECT BRANDON—(Cont.)
cause tbe federal government surveys tbe
working conditions and wages of other
places of employment. People employed
by the federal government must be paid
wages comparable to those paid employees
in non-federal business who are doing
the same type of work."
Mr. Brandon read excerpts from letters
THE
PANTHER JOURNAL
December, 1964
C O L L E G I A T E CHOIR
P R E S E N T S T H E MESSIAH
"THE CONTEMPORARY SCHOLAR
AND HIS PURSUITS O F
E X C E L L E N C E " IS T H E M E F O R
HONORS DAY ASSEMBLY
The Philander Smith Collegiate Choir
and Instrumental Ensemble w i l l present
Handel's "Messiah" in the Harris Fine
Arts Auditorium on Sunday, December 13,
1964 at 7:00 p.m. Soloists for the performance w i l l be Lutitia Fesler and Julia
Young, Sopranos; Nola Gill and Valeria
Wright, Aitos; Edgar Thompson, Tenor;
and Harry Budd, Bass. Mr. Carl Harris,
Jr., choirmaster and Mrs. Grace Eubanks,
vocal coach, w i l l be the accompanists. Mr.
A. R. Whaley, Chairman of the Music
Department, w i l l direct the performance.
LUTHER—(Cont.)
In light of this, much emphasis is placed
upon scholastic achievement, and competition is very keen.
'
The general gap existing between the
educational curriculum and the intensity
of learning spurred the study habits of
most of the students from soi-rtlicrn institutions. Luther College's Honor System increased self-reliance and self-discipline.
No great institution excels in only one
particular aspect, Luther being no exception. Its athletic, dramatic, and social
events left very little to be desired in
offering a weJ-rounded liberal education.
Along with Luther's achievements and
short comings, the air of friendliness and
cooperation that exists there is one of the
factors that made our stay a success.
The experience provided me with many
new ideas and cultural traits that I would
like to contribute toward enriching the
campus spirit at Philander Smith.
I sincerely hope that many other students in the near future w i l l be able to
participate in this kind of enriching exchange program or similar programs,
by Benjamin Diggins, Jr.
be received from citizens in Little Book
concerning the conditions resulting from
low wages and reported on surveys conducted by organizations such as the Urban
League on steps taken to stamp out
poverty.
In conclusion, Mr. Brandon stated, "the
existing economic burden lies on tbe community, the tax payers, and the conscience
of all Arkansans."
In order to grasp high opportunities we
must decide what can be done to stamp
out poverty.
Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society
and Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honorary
Society chose "The Contemporary Scholar
and His Pursuits of Excellence" as their
theme for this year's H o n o r s Day,
assembly.
Mr, Claude Clay, a senior, majoring in
mathematics, delivered the main address
where lie emphasized desire, effort, and
efficiency as the bui.ding stones for excellency.
"Excellency," Mr. G.ay stated, "represents a challenge to you; seek excellence
in the present and find perfection in the
future."
Two prospective members, Carmelita
Smith and Benjamin Diggins, were presented for initiation into Alpha Kappa Mu.
Mr. James Yeh and Mr. James Howard,
instructors in the chemistry department,
were selected for initiation into Beta
Kappa Chi Scientific Honorary Society.
Students of the sophomore and junior
levels with an accumulative 2.3 average or
above were given special recognition.
STUDENT T E L L S OF HIS
SUMMER IN T H E TETONS
by Minor Daniels
The Park Ranger at Grand Teton is primarily responsible for the direction of a
variety of interpretative programs which
include exhibits at the visitor's center,
guided waiks, campfire programs, informal talks, and literature, and which
w i l l help visitors acquire a greater knowledge and understanding of both natural
and human history of the parks.
This past summer I had the opportunity
of working as a seasonal ranger. My
enjoyment and understanding of the park
was greatly enhanced by visits to the
interpretative exhibits at Moose, Gaiter,
Bay and Jenny Lakes.
The Grand Teton Range is beautifully
situated and is bound on tbe nortli by tbe
high plateaus of Yellowstone National
Park and on the east by Mount Leidy
Highlands and Gras Veatre Mountains.
My summer in the Tetons w i l l always
remain as one of the most divine experiences during my college days at Philander.
I was deeply moved by being so close to
nature and God.
U. S. P O S T A G E
PAID
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